Summer in Crimea: Without electricity, water, fuel

Crimea is facing severe disruptions this summer, with residents enduring prolonged power and water outages. In Yalta, a city known for tourism, inhabitants have been without electricity for six days. The situation has forced some residents to resort to communal cooking, with one woman describing how neighbors gathered to cook soup for children in a courtyard.

To cope with the crisis, some cities have begun setting up communal kitchens powered by wood. While gas supplies remain in some areas, many residential buildings rely on electric stoves, making the power outages particularly impactful. Authorities have also established temporary phone booths in some locations.

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Yalta is a city of happiness. Everything is fine with us. We just don't have electricity for six days.

The ongoing destruction of energy infrastructure by Ukrainian drones is cited as the cause of the widespread outages, affecting the peninsula's ability to provide basic services during the peak tourist season.

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On Sunday, we lit a bonfire in the courtyard of our building and cooked soup for the children. So many children gathered that the adults were ashamed to approach.